Together, the two of them felt that it was very feasible for Xiahou Ninghan to persuade Li Jiangyao to take a stand.
First of all, the current world situation has undergone new changes. The sooner the status of the prince is established, the sooner the country's strength can be gathered to counterattack the Turks. Secondly, Xia Hou Ninghan is a heroine who cares about the common people and is extremely intelligent. Coupled with her relationship with Li Jiangyao, the weight of her words is naturally different.
Murong Xue immediately took out the pen and paper and considered how to write this letter to Xiahou Ninghan. Dong Tianxing reminded from the side that there is no need to go into too much detail, just talk about the benefits and disadvantages, and most of the Protector's wives will be able to understand.
Shen Lie acknowledged this, and at the same time he unfolded the letter and wrote to Li Jiangyao, again imploring him to put the overall situation first.
After the two letters were written, Dong Tianxing took them in his hands and read them respectively, then adjusted and revised a few places before handing them back to Shen Lie. Shen Lie called his subordinates and ordered them to rush the letter to Xijiang.
In the next two months, Murong Xue and Chen Lie were preparing for the emperor's succession ceremony while fully assisting Dong Tianxing in deploying a plan to deal with the poison soldiers. They only waited for Amenta and others to arrive with the antidote and immediately launched the plan. action.
Old Dong looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally his old friends Wu Rong and Amenta arrived on this day. And accompanying these two people to Luoyi, the eastern capital, was Li Jiangyao's special envoy Xie Tanzhi, the chief of the Zhenjiang Army.
Xie Tanzhi's status in the Xinjiang Army was extremely high. He was the third-ranking figure after Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang. He had control over military and civil affairs and was equivalent to the prime minister of the entire Western Xinjiang.
His arrival meant a huge change in Li Jiangyao's attitude.
Murong Xue, Shen Lie and Dong Tianxing hosted a grand banquet to entertain their good friends from Western Xinjiang. During the dinner, Xie Tanzhi made it clear that the Zhenjiang Army decided to fully support His Royal Highness in succeeding to the throne and becoming the new generation emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty.
This news is naturally a great good thing for the prince family. However, Murong Xue and others were also keenly aware that Xie Tanzhi was talking about the Zhenjiang Army's full support for His Highness the Crown Prince, rather than swearing allegiance to His Highness the Crown Prince. The difference between the two is quite significant.
Murong Xue asked Xie Tanzhi in a roundabout way, how much power the emperor would have over the Zhenjiang Army in the future, especially the appointment and dismissal of major generals. Can the Zhenjiang Army accept the emperor's decree?
Xie Tanzhi smiled lightly and answered bluntly: No.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army only recognize the Great Protector, and the common people in Western Xinjiang only recognize the Holy King. As for the emperor, who are you?
Compared to Murong Xue's embarrassment and displeasure, Shen Lie didn't seem to care that much. He smiled and smoothed things over: The most important thing right now is to unite and fight the enemy together. It's not too late to discuss the future matters later.
Dong Tianxing was an experienced man, and of course he knew the subtle relationship between the prince and Xijiang, so he quickly helped Shen Lie talk together, turning the topic at the banquet to the overall situation again.
Xie Tanzhi said that in order to show support for the emperor, when Li Bing ascended the throne, the main force of the Zhenjiang Army would launch a large-scale offensive, striving to return to Liangzhou Prefecture or Yongzhou Prefecture, to present gifts to the succession ceremony, and to use practical actions to pay tribute to the emperor. The world announced the influence of the new emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty.
The commander-in-chief of this battle was Xu Youchang, deputy commander of the Zhenjiang Army.
His grandfather was the famous general Xu Liexu, the commander-in-chief of the Qilin Army who defended the imperial capital and died for his country. As a descendant of a prominent family member of the Shengtang military, Xu Youchang himself was extremely symbolic.
You know, among the 500,000 troops in the Jingxiang area, there are simply countless former disciples of the Xu family.
Just by raising the banner of Mr. Xu, many generals and captains would kneel down without even thinking.
For the prince, this was definitely a divine assist.
When Murong Xue heard that her good brother Xu Youchang was personally participating in the battle, her mood became high again. She raised her glass in excitement to express her sincere gratitude to Xie Tanzhi.
After the banquet was over, he could not wait even a moment and went directly to the palace to report the situation in Western Xinjiang to Li Bing.
After Prince Li Bing heard this, he thought silently for a while, and then said calmly: "Okay, if the Zhenjiang Army can take the initiative to take the lead, it will not be in vain for Shengtang's expectations of them."
Murong Xue originally thought that Li Bing would be very happy after hearing the news, but she did not expect that His Highness would act so indifferently, and she couldn't help but be surprised. He secretly guessed that Li Bing was still struggling with Xiahou Ninghan and Li Jiangyao, so he bit the bullet and asked, "Your Highness, should we summon representatives of the Xinjiang Army?"
"Are you talking about the chief clerk named Xie Tanzhi?" Li Bing said lightly: "It doesn't hurt to meet him. Let's bring the indigenous leaders of Miao and Nanzhao together."
Murong Xue was slightly startled.
It is indeed necessary to summon Wu Rong and Amenta, but the three of them meeting together are obviously neglecting the Suppressing Army. Because Wu Rong and the others are only here to deal with the poisonous soldiers and monsters, while the Zhenjiang Army is involved in the world war, the prince's actions will definitely make Xie Tanzhi unhappy.
But then again, as the Nine-Fifth Lord, summoning the subjects is a matter of heaven's grace. Even if a hundred people come to see him at the same time, no one can find fault.
He had no choice but to sigh helplessly and said yes.
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Xie Tanzhi grew up in Western Xinjiang. He has admired the culture of his motherland since he was a child, and hopes to one day travel to the imperial capital of Dongdu and the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains. This time he was ordered to go to Luoyi as an envoy. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the famous city. However, at this time, Luoyi was desolate and desolate. There were dilapidated buildings and bloodstains everywhere. It was heartbreaking to watch.
Losing interest in sightseeing, Xie Tanzhi said goodbye to Murong Xue and Shen Lie after meeting the prince, and hurriedly set off back to Western Xinjiang to prepare for the next war.
Wu Rong and Amenta stayed in Luoyi and began to get busy in a big way.
Dong Tianxing took the lead and convened everyone for a day and night meeting, and finally decided to start the first battle against the poison soldiers in Ruzhou.
Ruzhou was originally an important town of Xuanjia Legion. Different from other cities in the Central Plains, Ruzhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only the eastern part is connected to the outside world. It is the kind of terrain that is very conducive to fighting dogs behind closed doors.
More than ten days ago, about 800 poison soldiers attacked Ruzhou. The defenders paid the price of more than 1,000 deaths and fought tooth and nail to kill half of the monsters. Fortunately, most of the people in the city had already fled, so there were no too tragic consequences.
The remaining more than 400 poisonous soldiers were blocked in the city by the Shengtang army who came for reinforcements after hearing the news.
Dong Tianxing decided to use these trapped beasts to practice.
Murong Xue immediately led the team in person and led 3,000 soldiers to Ruzhou together with Dong Tianxing, Wu Rong, Amenta and others.
When they arrived at the place, Amenta ordered his men to line up dozens of medicine cartridges that had been prepared in advance and place them on the Shengtang Army position east of Ruzhou City. When the wind was not strong, they would light the medicine cartridges one by one. Those waist-thick medicine cartridges are filled with antidotes carefully prepared by Amenta, specifically designed to target all kinds of sinister insect poisons. They are also mixed with Yunnan Mystica powder. Once ignited with fire, the smoke will immediately erupt. Roll.
Nanzhao's masters carefully controlled the amount of smoke, and then used special giant blowers to blow it toward Ruzhou. In just half an hour, Ruzhou City in the distance was covered with a layer of light yellow mist that seemed to be there but not there.
Murong Xue was very surprised by what she saw, and couldn't help but ask Dong Tianxing beside her about this and that. In fact, Lao Dong knew only a little about the poisonous mist, so he had to give Murong Xue some vague answers.
After waiting for another two hours, the mist finally gradually dissipated, and terrifying roars were heard continuously from the city, which sounded very scary.
"Did this work? Or did it not work?" Murong Xue frowned.
Dong Tianxing observed for a moment: "How about sending a team of people to take a look?"
Murong Xue nodded slightly and immediately ordered his subordinates to investigate. Amenta, who was standing in front directing the smoke release, saw this and volunteered to go and check together.
The fifteen soldiers, together with Amonta and six of his men, quickly disappeared from people's sight. But after only one meal, the group of people suddenly left and returned, rushing out of the city as if fleeing for their lives and running towards the defense line.
Behind them, several poisonous soldiers were chasing closely, covered in black blood and rotten flesh, with teeth and claws showing.
"Alert! Fire arrows!"
Following the officer's order, the archers on the defense line fired continuously. The flying arrows passed over Amonta and the others and hit the poisonous soldiers like raindrops. However, the monster hit by the arrow was not affected at all and continued to roar and chase wildly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Murong Xue quickly shouted: "Lance and Shield Soldiers, enter!"
A group of nearly a hundred gun and shield soldiers immediately moved upon hearing the words. They and Amenta walked in the opposite direction, forming a formation to face the poison soldiers. Then, while blocking the monsters with their large shields, they stabbed the poison soldiers with their spears. head.
In the blink of an eye, five poison soldiers were killed on the spot, and the remaining two turned around and ran back to Ruzhou City.
Amenta came to Murong Xue and Dong Tianxing panting, and said in frustration: "It doesn't work, it's a failure!"
Dong Tianxing couldn't help but asked anxiously: "What's the reason? Is the medicine not right? Or is the smoke not thick enough?"
"I can't figure it out now," Amenta took the handkerchief handed to him, wiped the blood on his face, and continued: "Oh, those monsters are so crazy, they seem to be crazy!"
Murong Xue looked at Dong Tianxing speechlessly, not knowing what to say.
At this time, Wu Rong strode over: "Brother Tusi, don't worry, wait and see what I do!"
Following his words, Miao warriors brought over several wooden boxes. The boxes buzzed as if there were countless bees flying around.
"Where are you going to put these Gu insects?" Dong Tianxing asked.
Wu Rong pointed with his hand: "I have to get closer, otherwise the flying Gu insects will spread too far."
Murong Xue nodded and said: "Senior Wu Rong, be careful, those monsters will come out to hurt people at any time."
Wu Rong agreed, and under the protection of the spear and shield soldiers, he led his assistants to carry the wooden box near the city.
Seeing that the surroundings were quiet and there were no monsters, Wu Rong carefully opened the door of the box and muttered something.
In an instant, several black clouds rushed out of the boxes, buzzed into the air, and then gathered into a larger black cloud, spiraling into Ruzhou City.
